THE API AND THE TOKEN
Hello to all War Era players! This article came about after consulting the game's documentation, and I decided to explain what the token and/or the API are, which can be found in your profile settings. I won't explain what you can do with the API (maybe later), and I don't know if anyone has already done so, but anyway:
What is the War Era API token?
It's simple: the War Era API can be a very useful tool for players who want to access game information, analyze the market, study companies, or create their own tools.
But... before using it, it's crucial to understand something:
YOUR API TOKEN IS PRIVATE AND YOU SHOULD NOT SHARE IT WITH ANYONE.
What is an API?
An API is, basically, a way to allow a program to communicate with War Era.
This means that instead of manually logging into the game to access specific information, an application can make a request to the API and receive the corresponding data.
For example:
Application → War Era API → Information → Application
This allows you to create tools that automatically analyze game data.
And what is the token?
The API token is a credential that identifies and authorizes requests made on behalf of your account.
You can think of it as a digital key.
An application doesn't need to "know your password" to use the API; depending on the API's permissions and functionality, it uses the token to prove it has authorization.
Therefore, you should treat it as confidential information.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Never publish your token:
❌ On Discord.
❌ In screenshots.
❌ On GitHub (for those who don't know, GitHub is basically a platform for managing and storing software project code, among other things).
❌ In public chats.
❌ In code you intend to share.
❌ To anyone who asks you to.
If you posted it by accident, well, you're out of luck, because there are a million ways to make a mistake, and you know them all.
Just kidding, the best thing to do is revoke or regenerate it, and that's it.